Rachel Therrien is a French-Canadian jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader. Besides trumpet she also plays
flugelhorn
The flugelhorn (), also spelled fluegelhorn, flugel horn, or flügelhorn, is a brass instrument that resembles the trumpet and cornet but has a wider, more conical bore. Like trumpets and cornets, most flugelhorns are pitched in B, though some ...
. Winner of the 2015 TD Grand Prize Jazz Award at the renowned
Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal ( en, Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz fest ...
and the 2016 Stingray Jazz Rising Star Award, her 5th album VENA got nominated as Best Jazz Album of the Year at the Canadian
JUNO
Juno commonly refers to:
*Juno (mythology), the Roman goddess of marriage and queen of the gods
*Juno (film), ''Juno'' (film), 2007
Juno may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Fictional characters
*Juno, in the film ''Jenny, Juno''
*Ju ...
s
[news Jazz FM Juno Awards 2021: A guide to the jazz nominees https://jazz.fm/juno-awards-2021-nominations-jazz/] of 2021 and the Quebec
ADISQ
ADISQ (french: Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video; eng, Québec Association for the Recording, Concert and Video Industries, link=yes) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the indepen ...
Awards 2020.
[Biography of Rachel Therrien on official management's website https://freerunartists.com/rachel-therrien/]
Discography
* On Track (2011)
* Home Inspiration (2014)
* Pensamiento: Proyecto Colombia (2016)
* Why Don't You Try? (2017)
* VENA (2020)
Honours
Wins:
* 2019 50e Prix LOJIQ (CA), Les Offices Jeunesses Internationales de Québec
* 2016 Stingray Rising Star Award (CA),
Halifax Jazz Festival
The TD Halifax Jazz Festival, formerly known as the Atlantic Jazz Festival, is the oldest jazz festival being held annually since 1987 and largest summer festival in Atlantic Canada. Designated a Hallmark Event by the Halifax Regional Municipality, ...
* 2015 TD Grand Prize Jazz Award (CA),
Montreal International Jazz Festival
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal ( en, Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz fest ...
Nominations:
* 2021
Juno Awards
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
(CA), Best Jazz Album: Solo (VENA)
* 2020 ADISQ Awards (CA), Best Jazz Album (VENA)
* 2018 Independent Music Awards (US), Best Jazz Record Producer (Why Don't You Try?)
References
External links
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Living people
Canadian jazz trumpeters
Musicians from Quebec
People from Rimouski
21st-century Canadian composers
Year of birth missing (living people)
Canadian women composers
Canadian jazz composers
21st-century Canadian women musicians